[Verse]
We were running through the noise for years  
Trying hard just to keep us here  
Every day was a weight to hold  
Never young, always feeling old  

We were bending in the wind and rain  
Holding on through the silent pain  
Side by side but we lost our way  
In the storm we couldn’t escape  

[Pre-Chorus]
And I see it now,
more than before  
We were fighting waves,
not each other at the core

[Chorus]
I just want the quiet back  
The little things we had  
Sitting close, no need to speak  
Just your hand in reach  

I miss the air we used to breathe  
When life was slow and we were free  
And all I know through everything  
Is I still believe  

There’s a way back home  

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[Verse]
We were branches in a growing fight  
Scraping hard in the storm each night  
Every scar in the bark we wear  
Came from trying to still be there  

And the wind never let us rest  
Pulled the worst from our very best  
But the roots are deeper than we know  
Even when we let it go  

[Pre-Chorus]
Now I know that time is what we need  
For the wounds to close, for the bark to heal and breathe

[Chorus]
I just want the quiet back  
The little things we had  
Morning light and tired smiles  
Staying for a while  

I miss the life we couldn’t hold  
The warmth we lost inside the cold  
But somewhere deep it’s still alive  
It didn’t die  

It’s just waiting slow  

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[Bridge]
No more storms, no need to run  
No more proving anything to anyone  
Just a place where we can land  
Where love is soft and time can stand  

With the kids around, and nothing loud  
Just the small things that make us proud  
Learning how to breathe again  
Not as we were, but better than

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[Final Chorus]
I still want the quiet back  
The little things we had  
Not the rush, not who we were  
But something safe and sure  

And if it takes the time it takes  
For every piece of us to wake  
I’ll be here, I won’t pretend  
This is the end

There’s a way back home